Episode 501
"Bloody Mary": Debunking the Myths
Not Just the Tudors · History Hit
February 2, 202652m 38s
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Show Notes
<p>Was Mary Tudor truly “Bloody Mary”? Has England’s first reigning queen been misunderstood for centuries? Determined to restore Roman Catholicism, her reign became forever associated with the burning of Protestants. But was she really a religious tyrant, or a trailblazer trapped by Europe's violent politics?</p><p>Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor Anna Whitelock to put the record straight on the remarkable reign of Mary I, five turbulent years which shaped the future of England in profound, and often misrepresented, ways.</p><br><p><strong>MORE:</strong></p><p><strong>Mary I: What if She'd Lived?</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mary-i-what-if-shed-lived/id1564113869?i=1000635544915&itscg=30200&ls=1&mttnsubad=6442463604&at=1000l3ctA&itsct=podfollow_podcasts&ct=not-just-the-tudors-eplink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0mONREgFr9LAGSf9kBZIKn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>The Spanish King of England</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spanish-king-of-england/id1564113869?i=1000538891218&itscg=30200&ls=1&mttnsubad=6442463604&at=1000l3ctA&itsct=podfollow_podcasts&ct=not-just-the-tudors-eplink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6BhPEPVPeSEzdiAhgl4utj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong> </p><p><br></p>
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